Convertible bed



E. B. HAN DEL.

CONVERTIBLE B ED."

APPLICATION FILED DEC-- 8, 1920.

Pdtented Sept; 19,1922.

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E. B. HANDEL.

' -CONVERT|BLE BED. APPLICATION rmzn DEC. 8, 1920.

1,429,239, PatentedSept. 19, 1922.

- I ZSHEETS-SHEET 2. 92+ 2.5" If EMILIE IB. HANDEL, O35 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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Application filed December-s, 1920. Scria1No. -4t29, 1 2 9. 5 I i To all whom it may concern? Be it known'that I, EMILIEQBJHANDEL, a citizen of the United-States,- residing at Baltimore and State of Maryland, have finvented certain new and useful Improvements in Convertible Beds, ofywhich' the following is a specification. j

This invention relates to a device for con- 'cealing beds orcouches when not in use or preferably beforethe bed has been made up in the morning where the housewifehas found it inconvenient at the time to attend to this particular duty, thereby preventing the bed from presenting an untidy or lune sightly appearance, yet at all times'subjected to ventilation and providing an extremely-sanitary camouflaged bed, it being appreciated that the device may be employed at any time however.

The invention further relates to ,abed.

covering particularly designed for use, aL though by no means limited, with the fourposter typeof bed popular at this day, and to this end is designed so that the four posts may be removed with ease and the cover applied to thevlegs to entirely shield the bedding. i I

Theinvention is further designed to "pro;

vide "not only a bed covering, but also a convertible screen, such asjused-in rooms where prlvacy 1s desired.

The invention isfurther designed in such a manner that the screen may be utilized as a seat or evenra table, and to thisend, I have provided one form ofjfabr c for the cover frame of woven cane or reed which is notonly substantial in: construction but may also be finished to present a neat, at tractive and novel appearance, especiallyi.

Figure 4 is a perspective View of the frame with the covering detached for the purpose showing the detail construction": thereof; 7 r i m Figure '5 is;a detail. of one of the corner constructions of one of the frame-members,

and illustrating particularly the-frame;sc

- curing pin and its socket and,

Figure 6 illustrates a modified,"eonstriiction of '-my=invention.-, v a

In; many of the present day apartments or living quarters, :where often a bed room is utilized as a living room ;it isl desirous that the' bed or couch when'not in use, be

concealed or otherwise 1 covered so that-its. 'identityras a piece ofzsleeping furniture 5 be disguised or [converted into a settee, or; the. like. Further, it often happens that,

the housewife may find -it Z nee essar-y upon certain conditions to leave} the making of thefbed; in the morning temporarily [while more urgent duties require {her attention; in which case the bed is left in an untidy condition until an opportunity ;presents it}? self, possibly even later -in the day, to remake the bed. Further, vi sitorsj1nay;come

v bef re vs as a a1 -ep erw yaw make the bedij It is with a view toward the unsightly appearance{, of, the unkept bed that I have designedtheinvention by prO- viding a device-which mayquiekly and con-I 1 veniently be placedover the bedfand' entirely covering-the bed clothes, and even if necessary the bed frame so as to ease;

tually'; disguise it or to all appearances con-f j vert it nto another vpiece of furniture and still have the advantage free circulatioir of r, t er y ma ing t San r at l In the drawings; have vice as appliedto what is known as the four cor-ner post bed, popularly iny use atthe present day, and comprising end and side frames 1 and respectively, and legs 3, In the usual construction of the "fourbed, the legs S areoontinued up post I I I v wardly above theupper lolanenof the mat; tress and coversto providef corner posts a which are integral therewith or at separable therefrom.

In the present constructi 0n ,'said corner least not i posts are separable at their base 6 from the legs and are each provided with a dowel pin 7 which may be received in a correspondingly shaped recess 8 inthe top of said legs, permitting said posts to be readily removed-when necessary so that the cover,

presently to be described may be placed in position over the bed.

The folding cover frame, shown more particularly in Figure 4, when in position over the bed shown in Fig. 1, conforms substantially in size to the outside dimensions of the bed, being rectangular in form, and consisting of a main or central frame '9 to which is hinged at 10 upon each side, a folding wing or frame 11,'the outside corners12 of which are provided with facial recesses 14 adapted to receive removable dowel pins 15 which cooperate respectively with the recesses 8 in the legs 3 ofthe bed when the frame is e:-:- tended and in use as shown in 1'.

.The entire frame has a cloth covering 16 stretched thereover and secured'by suitable fastening devices 18,'the covering being continned beyond the frame members to provide curtains 19.-

I have "designed my device so that, when not in use as a bedcovering, it may be employedas a screen often found in bedrooms where privacyis desired. For this purpose, it is necessary that the curtains 19 be folded out of the "way-and as shown in Figure 2, this may be accomplished by providingsaid curtains at convenient positions with separable snap fasteners20 preferably of the glove type.

"The sectional view in Figure 3 illustrates very clearly one method of folding and fas- I tening the curtains, although I do not wish to'limit myself inany manner to the specific folding method which I have shown.

In Fig. 6 I have illustrated a modified form of my combined bed cover and screen, this embodiment of my invention comprising a .main or central frame m'einb'er25 which is of a'size tocompletely'c'over the bed, said frame member 25 having hinged thereto at 26,

lateral wings or frames 27, narrower than the central frame and designed to hang vertically over the side boards of the bed and" conceal them or at least the bed mattress and line'nfi The center frameis provided I with facial recesses ad acent its corners to receive removable dowel pins 28cooperating with the recesses 8 in the bed legs.

' The frame members 25 and 27 have stretched thereon woven-cane 30 and in the present embodiment of my invention, the de-' fVlCGiS designed whenin use as a bed,coverweight of a lamp or other object or a person. As shown in F ig. (3, the cover may also be used as a screen, presenting a neat appearance.

' As shown in Fig. 1, I have designed my invention such that the tops of the legs eX- tend a sufiicient distance above the upper plane of the bed mattress to support the cover frame in spaced relation thereto for the, purpose of providing a space permitting free circulation of air and maintaining the bedding in a sanitary condition.

It is considered of utmost importance to note that in this camouflaged bed herein'disclosed and described, the spring and mattress may be readily removed for airing, unlike most concealed beds, which appear objectionable for sanitary reasons.

- I'Vhile I have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the tune tionsset forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: v v

1. The combination of a bed having recessed legs, a cover frame having a fabric stretched thei'eover, and a pin arranged in each of the corners of said frame cooperating with the recesses in said legs for detachably supporting said frame over said bed.

2. In a bed covering, the combination of a bed, the legs of which are provided with recesses in their upper ends, a cover frame comprising a"plu'rality of hinged folding sections which when extended cover the body of the bed, a pin carried by each of the corners of the frame adapted to be detachably received by the recesses in said legs and a fabric stretchedover each of said folding sections.

3.. A combined bed cover and screen C0111- prising a folding frame, means for removably supporting it upon a bed frame, a fab ric covering stretched over said folding frame and having side and end curtains, and means for folding said curtains over said covering and .detachably securing them thereto when the coveris used as a screen.

In testimonywhereof Iaflix my signature. 

